Organizing is possible

Do you think getting organized is impossible? That there is no way you will ever be able to get your house or office organized? That is would be easier to swim across the ocean than to get rid of the clutter? If so, then I've got good news! Getting organized is possible!

Think for a moment of people you know who are organized. They are caught up on correspondence. The laundry is always done. Their house is always ready for company. Or their office always looks like they have everything done and are ready to go home even though is it only noon. Do you realize those people have the same 24 hours in their day that you do? They have the same busy schedule. They have deadlines they have to meet. They have children to love and care for. Yet they are organized.

So what is the difference? Nothing really. They just know they can be organized, and then work to get and stay organized. You can be one of those people. Maybe you didn't do a good job of being organized today. That's alright. Just look at tomorrow as a new day to be successful at getting organized. Give yourself time. Make a reasonable plan of what you want to accomplish tomorrow. Then make yourself successful at it. The rewards will be worth it.

Tell yourself, that like anyone else, you can be organized. It is possible. At that point you have half the battle won. You are on your way to successful organizing!

Organizing the Clutter

The following was quoted in a blog called Declutter It.

When it comes to how we design, decorate or organize our “places” sometimes we give too much credence to things that don’t deserve it. Perhaps sometimes in parting, we will actually add clarity to what is important and truly necessary… and then we can think clearly about what is needed to carry on.

Simply put… maybe keeping all of Grandpa’s books is not as important as keeping the two that he actually read to you.

I think that quote speaks to many of the things we deal with on a daily basis. I have a hard time throwing anything away, especially books. When my wife says, "But you've never even read it," she simply doesn't understand. I might want to read it someday. She's gotten to the point of cleaning out closets and shelves while I'm not around. She says what I don't see her throw away I'll never miss. I've actually gone out and pulled things back out of the trash container before the trash men come around. Unfortunately what I pull back out of the trash, she finds again.

When you are doing some organizing, consider this: if you haven't needed it in the past five years, why would you need it in the future? If you work hard enough at it, perhaps you can throw it away and make your pile of clutter just a little smaller. Every item you toss will be one less item you need to somehow organize so you can find the things you do need. If it is something you know you will need in the future, be sure you put it somewhere where you will be able to find it.

When you catch yourself moving things around again and again because they are in your way while you are trying to find something you need, stop and think if it is something you will really ever use. If not, toss it. Then you wont' have to move it around again next time. And, as hard as it is for me to say it, you'll probably never miss it.